Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Australia Post has deemed November 2021 the “biggest month in Australian online shopping history” after delivering a record 21 million parcels across an admittedly extended sales event period. According to AusPost, online shopping throughout November beat last year’s record by 13 per cent, and jumped 76 per cent on 2019’s figures. The clincher was Cyber Week 2021’s earlier start, said Australia Post general manager of parcels and express services Ben Franzi.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Dubai-based design studio NYXO unveils its 3D printed furniture collection, which uses an exclusive foaming technology for the first time. Dubai-based design company NYXO Studio has created a collection of sculptural tables made from 3D printed bioplastic. Called Primavera, the collection features a fluid aesthetic as a result of this new material technology.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

You’ve found the perfect dress. You’ve tried it on before and you know it looks great. Now it’s on sale, a discount so large the store is practically giving it away. Should you buy it? For some of us it’s a no-brainer. For others it’s an ethical dilemma whenever we shop for clothes. What matters more ? How the item was made or how much it costs? Is the most important information on the label or the price tag?

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Retail Store Windows

DECEMBER 5, 2021

We captured these windows here just after Black Friday which we thought we should mention in case the brand in HQ somewhere in the world assumes that the team have left this in the window. We dont often look here although we did love the beautiful lights that they have in the windows right now which is quite a refreshing approach for a seasonal scheme.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Retail group Metcash has seen half-year profit jump 3 per cent to $128.8 million, while earnings rose 13.9 per cent, off the back of the success of its MFuture program. Group CEO Jeff Adams said the businesses food, liquor and hardware pillars had all benefitted from Metcash’s position in the market, with shoppers increasingly supporting local neighbourhood centres and moving from cities to regional areas.

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

R EMEMBER ABOUT 10 YEARS ago when the industry first began talking about the concept of omnichannel, or the idea that shoppers should enjoy a seamless experience across channels? At the time, IDC Retail Insights published what would become pivotal research that introduced the term, finding that retailers leveraging omnichannel strategies enjoyed a 15 percent to 35 percent boost in average transaction size, followed by an increase in loyalty customers’ profitability of 5 percent to 10 percent.

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Design Wanted

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Polygon is the result of a collaboration between Italian radiator manufacturer IRSAP and an open innovation design platform Desall. Having won the Red Dot Design Award earlier this year for innovation, Polygon’s technologically-advanced electric design is a sneak peek at the future of radiators. Polygon is rather atypical of most radiator designs. Characterised by a sensual interplay of geometric shapes, the fold of which houses an LED blade to enhance its profile and create a discrete feature f

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Apple Inc has told its parts suppliers demand for the iPhone 13 lineup has slowed, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, a move that signals a declining interest among consumers for the usually coveted latest upgrades. The company had cut production of iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units, down from a target of 90 million, due to a global chip shortage, but now it has informed vendors even those numbers look unlikely, the report said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday it was reorganising its international and domestic e-commerce businesses and would appoint a new chief financial officer. The changes come as Alibaba faces headwinds on multiple fronts, including increased competition, a slowing economy and a regulatory crackdown. Alibaba said it would form two new units to house its main e-commerce businesses – international digital commerce and China digital commerce, in a bid to become more agile and accelerate g

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Competition is heating up as another international sports and apparel brand prepares for the metaverse. Adidas recently announced a partnership with four cutting-edge technology companies: cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, blockchain gaming platform The Sandbox, non-fungible token brand Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Pixel Vault’s Punks Comics. The news was shared via cryptic tweets among the collaborators.

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